Necktie support



Patented Aug. 14, 1945 This manta; lirlats to nclstie ac e scries, More 1 particularly, the invention :pertain ytp an a improveddevice ior supportingutheknot oi-a necktiewand preventing-thesame from loosen? v Thedevices heretoforelcohimonly.eniployed for V this purpose comprised :clasps lhaving oppositely facing jaws which were adaptedto griplthe wings ofa collar andhold themceriterof the .clasp firmly beneath the necktie knot. Such devices disturbedthe smooth and symmetrical appear- I ore be au e t co n h a i e 'lex e i c all qu pped s ut a, b us i was difficult 9 $6i1re b hftab awna buttm s d n he fllar a -.71

Still another expeaientifwas' to supporting: d vic w ich W 4}; tn vee ji ellspi from loosenin islet-eas at ach .hu ,w llnot all o uninten io all does.=not en a e the col a wings, and is barelyudisoerniblegif at all; in oper: ativepositionw 1 :Mi. ,1 -t Afurtherobject of thef ventionais toprovide a device of the characterdescribed-which cont-: prises relatively few and simple parts; is rugged in construction and -inexpensive to' manufacture; and "will serve effectively 3 m the purposes \set l ar: l 3 l Other objects orthis invention' "l' V obvious and in part her t ted out. The invention accordinglir cbnsists n in and arrangement of parts which will be exemplifled in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the claim.

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i 26h t e l ke canepui 13 vi w llwbe underwear-=1, howeve a l. the an s ewrip on tie it at armp mreqpte m e .-,elriieh f oceeds, sthat by ts shtlmmpdiiyins ts contour said device may .henadaptcsiqtq up er; the knets of other typesof necktie-S, s fo exam ple thatof a bpwttiea i The device essentiailysincludes .twos zportions which, 1 for the; sake; .of simplicity in: construction and economy 1 of manufacture; rnay :-be integrally formed. These two POItiOIlSsflInthB attaching or end member :16 .andzlthe supporting member I8. :The attaching member? comprises-two, parallel legs x20; 22 which are: spaced from'j'each other and connected at their bases an: :form fai 'yoke. These two legs may be hat and coplanar as i-lius trated; although "this shalri is mrly s'elected to expedite the formation; of the attaichihg' meniber. Alternatively other snd-pggapa icfifig'firations ay e employed," providin -tiny that said enigma nst which a fixed collar button e of this; n-

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i3 iiper placement of said device. It will be noted that, as will be clear in Fig. 2, the parts are so pro- In the accompanying drawing, in which is 5 portioned that when the shank 24 of the collar button is at the upper end of the slot in the end member, the head 26 of the collar button fits more or less snugly inthe curved portion 32 of the device, to thereby utilize the head of the collar button as a means to prevent undue deflection of the supporting member l8 when the device is in use.

It may be mentioned that the supporting member I8 will'function equally well with a removable collar stud wvhose'metal stejm; corresponds to the filar stem 24 andwhosebutto'n head corresponds to the collar button 26, so that hereable or a fixed collar button.

The supporting member I8 is connected-to the-'-' attachin member i6 b verse ben 32-inte-.

g y re d may also have-asharper curvature and the ledge grally extending from adjacentth'e top dread attaching member. comprises an upper supporting surface 34 which may roughly negativdy'match theconfig ura'tion of the under surface oi the typeofjknot which is to be'lfsupported by thefdev'ice. Thus, where said supporting member is to be. employed for holding up the slipknot of a four-in-h'and necktie, said supporting surface '34 may be upwardly'conc'avely curved and comprise a steeply slantedalmost fiat portion 36 adjacent the bend 32, a slightly curved jutting fore-portion or' ledge 38 -whiclri 's acutely inclined to the plane of the legs 20322 and is almost normal thereto, and a more sharply curved intermediateportion-4|].' v The-steeply slanted portion serves to keep the bottom rear corner ofthe slipknotseparate from the collar band, this being considered fashionable when the knot isseen-in profile. The angle which this portion makes with the-plane of the legs 20, 22 can be varied in accordance with stylish demands of the moment or this,portion maybe omitted altogether and the lintermediate'portion 40 joined directly to the reversebend- 32. Said intermediate portion serves topush the body of the-knotiupward and forwardzandthus makes the knotappear. as full as'desired. ACCOI-dr. ingly, the curvatureofthis portionzmay'be altered tomake theknot look larger or smaller.

- The; foreportion 38 serves to control the angle at whichthetie extendsfromthe collar bandas well ,as to, provide. the main support, for the slip knot; Theangle which this portion makes with the plane of the legs 20,- 22 may also be varied to conformto stylish demands. A t y The supportingmember I8 is not transversely 4 curved since the illustrated shape suffices to properly su-pport the tie ;and prevent the slipknot fromloosening. However, such transverse curvature can be; imparted to the supporting surface 3 4 to ca usefthe same to more closely negatively mean; the contour of the under surface 'of the Jr H t Th forward tip 42 of the foreportion 38 is 'disposed substantially normally to the plane of the legs 20,"22's'o as to gradually easeoffthe'support afiordedby said device. Said tip has a finger 44' which is reverted and flattened outbeneath the foreportion' 38' whereby to roundoff thetip and prevent'the" same from'fraying the'necktie. f

The supporting portion may be either longer 'or shorterrelative to theslipknot than-illustrated; since his only necessary to have a substantial portion of a knot supported thereby in order to Said supporting member Such a length is about thirteen sixteenths of an inch from the tip 42 to the legs 20, 22, It is to be understood, however, that this measurement is merely by way ofexample and is in no way limitative.'. I

Where the device is to be employed with bow aft r where the term collar Stud is i .:-:"ties, the supporting member [8 is in general it will be understood to denote either a. I I 1QY 7 1'5 smaller.v The reverse band 32 may be much "sharperso that the steeply slanted portion 36 can lierelativelyclose and almost parallel to the supporting portion l6. Theintermediate portion 40 The device [0 may be fabricated from any materialofsufiicient structural strength, as for example sheet metal orplastic; ,It may also be die cast; If made from plastic, the attaching portion It may be transparent orv ofa. color selected to blend with the shirt. Likewise the supporting portion l8 may bestransparentzor of a color the same as or differing from that of the attaching portion I16 and such that. said supporting portion wil1..blend with thesnecktie and ,thus remain inconspicuous. 1 L w I It will thusbe seer ithat thereis provided a devicein which the several objects of, this invention are achieved, and whicnis well adapted to meet the conditions of practical ,use. 1 I

As various possible embodiments might be made of ,the,aboyc invention, and as various changes mightbe made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth orv showninthe accompanying drawing is to b interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus desoribed myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters'Patent:

A necktief's'upporting'device including a relatively rigid member of thin sheet form and of uniform width throughout its length', said element having an end member longitudinally slotted to slidably cooperate withandsupport the element on" the shank of the collar button 'and' hold the element in "predetermined"relation thereto, said element including anintegral tie knot supportin means extending fromthe'upper'end of the end member as a curved-portion thenextending downwardly and outwardly in a substantially straight I portion inclined with respect to the end member,

said straight portion terminating iii a forwardly curved portion from which the element is projected into a relatively elongated flat tie supporting portion substantially normal to the endzm'ember, the endv of the slotibeingdisposed between the, plane of-tthe fiat tiesupporting portion and the curved portion leading fromthe upper end gof the end membenwh reb w n. inro iiiontbe vcollar u ton head is disposed substantially above the plane of the tie 'supportingpor'tion'an d between the end member and the straight portion at the upper endof the slot to' assist in preventing downward deflection of the tie supporting portion when the device slm'usef 

